The Abbreviated Les Miserables

  Les Miz in Book Abridgements Even at this early stage, there's certain story-based events that are present in some versions, but not others. Personally, I'd want to see as many of these as possible, so these have become the Plot Points Table. I've also included a bullet list of certain writing style aspects that are unwanted and unwelcome, IMHO- artifacts of old 19th century translations that were sometimes carried-over to modern abridgements. This was unnecessary for Monte Cristo but are very relevant to Les Miz . Place Name Censorship: "Bishop of Digne" is censored as "Bishop of D-". "Montreuil-sur-Mer" as "M-sur-M-". Language Style: Several abridged books contain words that are no longer in standard usage, untranslated French words/sentences or long, complicated sentences that need to be read twice to comprehend it. A reader of an abridged work doesn't have time for that. Keep it simple. Victor Hugo Rhetorical Qu...

Les Miz for Kids Kids too can enjoy Les Miz ! IMHO, the plot (minus all of the "digressions") is simpler than The Count of Monte Cristo , so I think it's possible to whittle it down into a smaller package, perfect for a bedtime story. There will be some awkward moments- explaining to the kiddos: "Mom/Dad, what's a prostitute?" or all of those convent deprivations: "Mom/Dad, does God hate toothbrushes and bathing? Is bath time a sin?" or the kiddos pointing out the obvious, "Mom/Dad, why is Marius such a dunce? He doesn't know who the King is, can't write a love letter, doesn't try too hard to stop someone from getting tortured and robbed, and keeps giving money to the worst person in the book!" Parental Unit: (awkward silence). Kids versions of the book usually dispense with the prostitution stuff and gritty details about life at the convent (even some abridged grownup versions edit...

 The Abbreviated Les Miserables Everything you've ever wanted to know about Abridged editions, Children's editions, Comics and Manga versions of Les Miserables I've been aware of Les Miserables for quite a while... the musical is a sensation, and it's always high on the "Books you should read before you die" lists. I'm also aware that the book is even longer than The Count of Monte Cristo , and Victor Hugo goes off on a few... digressions (aka running off at the mouth pen). At this stage, I'm not quite ready to read unabridged, with all the blather about Waterloo, convent history and... the sewers. So, I'm following a very familiar path (same path as Monte Cristo )... Classics Illustrated, Manga, graphic novels, abridged text versions before tackling the unabridged book (and I anticipate skipping chapters). I am quite aware that some people look down their noses at abridged versions of the classics. Fine. To ...